Battle of Wenden (1626)

The Battle of Wenden occurred on 3 December 1626 during the Polish-Swedish Wars. The battle was a Swedish victory.

In December 1626, Gustav Horn's Swedish army encamped at the village of Drobbusch in Livonia, and the Polish field marshal Aleksander Gosiewski attempted to ambush the Swedes. However, Swedish sentries repelled enemy attacks long enough for the Swedes to prepare a defense of the village, and the Cossacks in the Polish army failed to outflank the Swedes. The Swedes then counterattacked to drive the Poles from an advantageous position that prevented the Swedish cavalry from joining the battle, and five Lithuanian hussar battalions were routed. The Swedes suffered light casualties, while the Polish army was mauled.